by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good
If you've never read or heard about the 1961 Goldsboro/B-52 Crash when a bomber broke up mid-air due to a fuel leak and two nuclear bombs were dropped near Goldsboro, North Carolina, you're not in for a treat if you do so now.
Besides the perilous feelings that such a catastrophic event engenders in us all (or simply the thought of it), a further point of interest for me personally is that Goldsboro in Wayne County, NC was the site of a Civil War hospital during the fractious war and subsequently, a Civil War Memorial was created - in other words, there's a mass grave in which at least one of my twice-great-grandfathers rests. Notably, there are both CSA and Union soldiers resting there because casualties from both sides of the war were treated at the hospital with many soldiers dying from disease.
100 Years Later Catastrophe Avoided
Well, if the B-52's nukes that fell on January 24, 1961 - a significant event in US history and covered up at the time with details only surfacing in 2013 - hadn't turned out as it did with one safety switch doing its job, there would have been many more deaths in the Goldsboro NC area back in 1961. Yet sadly, not every airman aboard the B-52 bomber made it to safety. For further details, check out the event's Wikipedia page linked, above.
A Cosmic Time Link: 1961 to 1861
It occurs to me that certain horoscopes may be of interest to the curious reader. Generously marked by my scribbled astro-notes, below is a bi-wheel with the Civil War Horoscope of 1861 (inner) surrounded by a Horoscope set for January 24, 1961 and timed by the exact opposition between the Moon in Taurus and Neptune in Scorpio on that January day, merely as a symbolic chart.
This planetary pair suggests potentials for confusion, deception, illusions, exploitation, 'life crises caused by indolence or laziness' (R. Ebertin) so I must wonder if someone along the way may have been impaired by alcohol or other drugs - perhaps in the maintenance department? Alternately, the celebratory mood of the country on behalf of JFK's victory may have played a part. But these are only wonderings. Don't take them seriously!
Now as you see, the bi-wheel displays a few of the significant Sabian Symbols, plus, the 17 New North Eclipse Series in which 1961's horrific incident occurred. Notably, the 17NN Eclipse @28Virgo with its "hectic socializing" and "impulsive energies" also influenced two other major events: Election 1960 and JFK's Inauguration of 1961 - with his Oath of Office taken a mere four days earlier than the B-52 Bomber catastrophe over Goldsboro, NC.
You'll find 1960's 17NN conjunct the Descendant of the Civil War Horoscope and with 1961's 17NN opposing 1861 Neptune, potentials for confusion, chaos, and self-delusion are increased. Then if we wish to add 1961's 17NN opposing 1861 Mercury, wishy-washy decision-making enters the picture (R. Lineman):
So if you made it this far, dear reader, Thanks a Bunch for reading!
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